Month: August 2015

Based on television ads, Facebook posts, and the number of school buses on the road it appears school has started for the fall term. It […]

Like most curmudgeons, I can do a five minute ramp on how cheap gasoline was when I was a kid and how outrageous the price […]

A few more thoughts on Alexander Graham Bell; he was so much more than the “inventor” of the telephone. Like many other creative people, he […]

I have been traveling quite a bit lately and that means lots of waiting time in airports. My Kindle is loaded with many books and […]

Back in 1987 I wrote a book about gears aimed at the novice engineer or purchasing agent. An Introduction to Gear Design was originally a […]

I’ve been traveling quite a bit lately, and wonder if perhaps we take the convenience of air travel for granted. Who would have expected an […]

My last posting concerned finding the right customers for implementing new technology. Many great ideas failed in the marketplace because of bad timing, like the […]

Are you ready for self-driving cars? Apparently they are going to be a big thing, but I have yet to meet anyone interested in turning […]